Which colleges are most affordable for Illinois residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Illinois residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Illinois.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | 9400 | 96200 | 0.9024 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10400 | 20700 | 0.4966 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 32200 | 0.6052 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 4 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 12700 | 34600 | 0.6336 | 8,975 | 1065 | 0.9721 | |
| 6 | University of California-Riverside | 13000 | 36500 | 0.6434 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 13100 | 24800 | 0.4709 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 54500 | 0.7577 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois University | 13200 | 29000 | 0.5437 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14400 | 28000 | 0.4854 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15200 | 37900 | 0.5985 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 13 | Wayne State University | 15400 | 32900 | 0.5316 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 14 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15900 | 31500 | 0.4949 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 15 | Keene State College | 16200 | 51200 | 0.6841 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 16 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16300 | 23200 | 0.2974 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 17 | Jacksonville State University | 16400 | 36100 | 0.5455 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 18 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7045 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 19 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27600 | 0.3952 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 20 | Husson University | 17200 | 48100 | 0.6418 | 2,762 | 1060 | 0.8095 | |
| 21 | Weber State University | 17300 | 41300 | 0.5806 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 22 | University of South Alabama | 17400 | 35200 | 0.5059 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 23 | Clayton State University | 17500 | 43400 | 0.5968 | 5,301 | 975 | 0.7056 | |
| 23 | Western Kentucky University | 17500 | 27000 | 0.3515 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 25 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 26 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17800 | 39600 | 0.5512 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 27 | University of Rhode Island | 17900 | 46400 | 0.6137 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 27 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17900 | 52500 | 0.659 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 29 | Pacific Union College | 18400 | 52800 | 0.651 | 910 | 1070 | 0.4248 | |
| 30 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 31 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 32 | Northern Michigan University | 18700 | 33100 | 0.4351 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 33 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45000 | 0.5806 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 34 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19000 | 67900 | 0.7197 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 35 | Lindenwood University | 19200 | 35800 | 0.464 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 36 | University of West Georgia | 19300 | 24900 | 0.225 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 37 | La Sierra University | 19400 | 70200 | 0.7235 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 37 | The University of Montana | 19400 | 25200 | 0.2299 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 39 | Nelson University | 19900 | 53900 | 0.6313 | 1,413 | 1020 | 0.8423 | |
| 40 | University of Southern California | 20000 | 75800 | 0.7365 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 41 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20200 | 31400 | 0.3567 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 42 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20900 | 72100 | 0.7099 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 43 | Southern Oregon University | 21200 | 62000 | 0.6582 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 43 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21200 | 28000 | 0.2424 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 45 | Montana State University | 21600 | 27100 | 0.2027 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 46 | Augsburg University | 21700 | 56400 | 0.6157 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 47 | Vermont State University | 22100 | 26900 | 0.1781 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 48 | Florida State University | 22600 | 32500 | 0.3046 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 48 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 38500 | 0.4131 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 50 | St Bonaventure University | 22800 | 61200 | 0.6274 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 51 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4355 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 52 | Columbia College Chicago | 23500 | 63200 | 0.6285 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 53 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 54 | New York University | 23800 | 91800 | 0.7405 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 55 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 77400 | 0.6915 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 56 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 57 | Temple University | 24900 | 36400 | 0.3162 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 58 | Marquette University | 25000 | 63100 | 0.6034 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 59 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 25300 | 69500 | 0.6363 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 60 | Walla Walla University | 25800 | 51700 | 0.5021 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 61 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 25900 | 59900 | 0.5675 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 61 | Missouri Western State University | 25900 | 39300 | 0.3411 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 63 | Lipscomb University | 26100 | 57800 | 0.5484 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 64 | Calvin University | 26200 | 53000 | 0.5053 | 3,356 | 1256 | 0.7091 | |
| 64 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.0725 | 3,413 | 1095 | 0.5295 | |
| 66 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26300 | 79400 | 0.6689 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 67 | Oklahoma City University | 26500 | 62200 | 0.5738 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 68 | Oakland University | 26800 | 39700 | 0.325 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27100 | 41500 | 0.3468 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 70 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 71 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27600 | 76000 | 0.6371 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 72 | George Fox University | 27700 | 76800 | 0.6393 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 72 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27700 | 45800 | 0.3955 | 3,308 | 1140 | 0.942 | |
| 74 | Long Island University | 27800 | 59800 | 0.5356 | 11,753 | 1252 | 0.8977 | |
| 74 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6654 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 76 | California Lutheran University | 28100 | 70000 | 0.5988 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 77 | John Brown University | 28300 | 48300 | 0.4148 | 1,882 | 1220 | 0.6764 | |
| 78 | Messiah University | 28400 | 54200 | 0.4762 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 79 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2832 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 80 | Huntington University | 29500 | 44300 | 0.3342 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 81 | William Penn University | 29700 | 48000 | 0.3821 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 82 | Southeastern University | 29800 | 60500 | 0.5072 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 83 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3615 | 2,827 | 1112 | 0.6661 | |
| 83 | Southern Methodist University | 29900 | 83200 | 0.641 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 85 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5527 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 86 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 86 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30900 | 78100 | 0.6043 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 88 | Taylor University | 31200 | 59100 | 0.4716 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 89 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 31900 | 86800 | 0.6328 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 89 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2799 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 91 | DePaul University | 32000 | 67100 | 0.5231 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 91 | Rider University | 32000 | 60600 | 0.472 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 91 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 32000 | 39200 | 0.1838 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 94 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 95 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 96 | College for Creative Studies | 32800 | 89100 | 0.6322 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 97 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 33800 | 84100 | 0.5979 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 98 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 34100 | 58500 | 0.4179 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 99 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 100 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 100 | Hofstra University | 34700 | 77000 | 0.5492 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 102 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 103 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 104 | Anderson University | 35900 | 46900 | 0.2354 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5332 | |
| 105 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 106 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 107 | Crown College | 36600 | 53200 | 0.3112 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 108 | California Institute of the Arts | 37100 | 84600 | 0.5616 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 109 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80700 | 0.5352 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 109 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 111 | Pacific University | 39100 | 74900 | 0.4785 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 112 | University of Central Florida | 39600 | 39600 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 113 | Rutgers University-Newark | 40200 | 60500 | 0.3358 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 114 | Quinnipiac University | 41300 | 79200 | 0.4784 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 115 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 41500 | 47200 | 0.1206 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 116 | Marymount Manhattan College | 42200 | 69900 | 0.3963 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 116 | Montclair State University | 42200 | 46200 | 0.0866 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 118 | California College of the Arts | 42500 | 87600 | 0.5147 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 119 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4669 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 120 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 44700 | 66500 | 0.328 | 714 | 1140 | 0.4836 | |
| 121 | Biola University | 45200 | 71200 | 0.3653 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 45800 | 72900 | 0.3717 | 5,006 | 1237 | 0.7683 | |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 124 | Wagner College | 47100 | 73400 | 0.3579 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 125 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48500 | 69000 | 0.2972 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 126 | Drexel University | 48900 | 83800 | 0.4164 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 127 | Woodbury University | 50700 | 69500 | 0.2704 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 128 | Binghamton University | 50800 | 52800 | 0.0388 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 129 | Chapman University | 51400 | 94000 | 0.4534 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 130 | Lynn University | 51600 | 66000 | 0.2181 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 131 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51700 | 91600 | 0.4358 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 132 | George Mason University | 53700 | 61000 | 0.1197 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 133 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 4,171 | 1359 | 0.4749 | |
| 134 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 57300 | 66500 | 0.1384 | 14,657 | 1183 | 0.8368 | |
| 135 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57400 | 83800 | 0.3151 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1174 | 0.7729 | |
| 137 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60900 | 63000 | 0.0326 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 138 | Loyola Marymount University | 74900 | 95600 | 0.2166 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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